104: The long-awaited clue

Standing before the giant bookshelf, Zhou Luo looked at the faintly glowing Jade Slips and straightforwardly selected five to put into his In arms.

As for the ancient books next to the Jade Slips, he didn't even glance at them.

Because last month, he had tried to understand these ancient books.

The result was that he couldn't understand the high-level ancient books here at all.

Because the information was too profound and difficult to understand, it had a huge impact on Divine Sense. A First-Order Alchemist like him couldn't bear it after reading just one page and needed to rest.

As the saying goes, read a book a hundred times and its meaning will become clear.

At this rate, it would take one or two years to finish reading one ancient book.

If he were to truly read it a hundred times, he would probably spend his whole life on it.

So Zhou Luo decisively chose to give up.

With this Time, it would be better to refine Pills in the Jade Slips and train his Divine Sense.

Holding five Jade Slips, Zhou Luo sat before the nanmu desk and took a deep breath.

A month had passed with nothing gained.

He refused to believe his luck could be this bad forever.

There were still ten months before going down the mountain. He was determined to come here every month to investigate the clues in the Jade Slips, confident that he would eventually find the clues he needed.

He opened the first Jade Slip.

White light bloomed, illuminating his eyes, and Zhou Luo appeared in that vast white Space.

It was still the same white-haired, youthful-faced old man.

"During the final pill formation process when refining the Hundred Spirit Pill, if the medicinal properties suddenly conflict, what should you do?"

"You have fifty breaths of Time to answer."

Hundred Spirit Pill!

Isn't that a First-Order top-grade pill?

Zhou Luo's heart stirred slightly.

Because last month, he had discovered a pattern.

The more difficult the Pill Refining question, the more precious the clue would be, and the probability of it being a genuine clue would greatly increase.

"First, you need to use three and a half parts of heat for melting, then inject three to four wisps of spiritual energy again..."

Zhou Luo, who possessed all First-Order Alchemist knowledge, spoke the solution in one breath.

"Correct answer. Here is your clue."

A paper slip floated out from the old man's palm and appeared before Zhou Luo.

"In the northern deep forest of the Dragon Phoenix Mountain Range, a Joyful Union Sect ruin is hidden. Within the Magic Forest inside the ruin, a set of Dual Cultivation Methods is preserved."

Dual Cultivation Methods?

Zhou Luo's eyes widened, staring unblinkingly at those four large characters.

It was actually a clue about the Dual Cultivation Technique.

His face was excited, filled with exhilaration.

Isn't this the Cultivation Methods he had always dreamed of?

Because matters between men and women damage the original yang essence, which is not beneficial to Cultivation.

But with his System, he was destined to marry more wives and have children.

If he could possess a Cultivation Methods that could both accomplish the deed and increase his Cultivation, it would be a win-win situation.

Unfortunately, the Dual Cultivation Technique was too scarce; at least he had never seen it in the Lin Family.

Originally, Zhou Luo had given up hope and intended to rely on his long lifespan to compensate for the drawbacks of losing original yang.

But now, it was like finding a village in the shade of willows and bright flowers.

A clue about the Dual Cultivation Technique had actually appeared.

If the clue was real, wouldn't he no longer have to worry about the troubles brought by matters between men and women in the future?

But why did the Dragon Phoenix Mountain Range sound somewhat familiar?

Zhou Luo suddenly remembered.

Wasn't the place mentioned in Wang Yuwei's dragon blood grass clue the Dragon Blood Mountain Range?

Such a coincidence?

It seems he could take care of both matters at once when the Time came.

Zhou Luo mused.

But soon, he calmed down again.

The authenticity of the clue was not yet confirmed.

Even if it was real, there was no guarantee that it hadn't been found.

"Do you want to verify its authenticity?" the old man continued.

"Yes," Zhou Luo replied without hesitation.

"Successfully refine a Hundred Spirit Pill, and you will know the authenticity of the clue."

The next second, a Pill Furnace and medicinal materials all appeared before his eyes.

Zhou Luo stepped forward and began Pill Refining.

As a First-Order top-grade pill, the difficulty of refining the Hundred Spirit Pill had clearly increased by more than one level.

Even Zhou Luo had to be careful and couldn't be too casual.

Fortunately, half an hour later, he successfully refined a batch of Hundred Spirit Pills.

The Pill Furnace disappeared, and the old man looked at him with a smiling face: "This clue is genuine!"

Zhou Luo's pupils contracted, revealing a look of surprise.

Beautiful!

The clue was real.

And it didn't seem to be very difficult.

He let out a long sigh of relief.

He had finally unearthed a useful clue.

Now he just needed to go there himself to investigate if it had been discovered.

The white light receded, and he returned to reality.

Looking at the Jade Slip, Zhou Luo's face held a smile.

He suddenly thought that Immortal Sect Disciples likely weren't interested in this Dual Cultivation Method.

Because with their higher talent, their usual energy was focused on Cultivation, so why would they think about marrying wives and having children?

Only outsiders like them would be interested in it.

Therefore, there was a high probability that the clue to the Dual Cultivation Technique had not been found.

With this thought, the smile on Zhou Luo's face grew wider.

He turned his gaze to the remaining four Jade Slips.

Then, let's explore all of them.

Without further ado, he took out another Jade Slip and entered the illusion.

After a month of training, Zhou Luo's Divine Sense had been greatly enhanced. Although he still couldn't compare to a Second-Order Alchemist, among those in the same Realm, he was already an unsurpassed one.

If he could keep training his soul here, it might indeed be possible to reach the soul strength of a Second-Order Alchemist.

Soon, Zhou Luo emerged from the illusion.

He had obtained a fake clue.

This did not affect his mood at all. Excited, he opened the third Jade Slip again.

However, apart from the first one where he found the clue about the Dual Cultivation Technique, he didn't find any more genuine clues after that.

As expected, these Jade Slips were still quite frustrating.

But this was enough.

For the first Time, he left the fourth floor filled with joy, feeling as if bathed in a spring breeze.

This was a very good start.

...

Spring departed, winter arrived, cold came, summer went.

Because of the presence of the mountain-protecting formation, the foot of the mountain was like spring all year round, and the change of seasons was not felt.

Time, for Zhou Luo, was the least valuable thing.

With seven children, his lifespan had now increased by ninety years.

As a result, his lifespan at the Qi Training stage, third level, was almost surpassing that of the Qi Training stage, eighth level.

This was even with a year of his "wasted" Time.

Compared to Time, he cared more about the benefits he had gained.

Since finding the clue about the Dual Cultivation Technique last Time.

Zhou Luo became even more convinced that he could find good things on the fourth floor.

So in the following months...

He consistently got first place without any difficulty, earning the qualification to enter the fourth floor.

This surprised the other Alchemists.

As if seeing the birth of another Pill Refining Genius, they all came to curry favor.

It was a pity that Zhou Luo was completely uninterested in this. Each Time, he was like a Dragon showing its tail but not its head, leaving everyone quite helpless.

Lu An, who was initially indignant, completely lost confidence after repeated setbacks. He, who could originally secure a place in the top three, even dropped out of the top five afterward, becoming a joke.

Time flew by. Besides the clue about the Dual Cultivation Technique he obtained on the fourth floor, Zhou Luo also obtained two other important clues applicable to himself.

As for those genuine clues that were either impossible to complete or had little significance even if completed, they were all discarded by him.

Unknowingly, a year had passed, and they were about to go down the mountain and return home.

In the front courtyard, ten people stood upright in the open Space, with varied expressions.

Some looked dejected, their faces full of decadent.

Some were full of reluctance, not wanting to leave.

And some were radiant, in excellent spirits.

The former two described the feelings of the other nine people, while the last one described Zhou Luo's feelings alone.

Compared to the others who were reluctant to leave, Zhou Luo was now eager to rush home to his wife and children and the warm kang.

In this year, Zhou Luo's Realm had broken through again, advancing to the Late Stage of the Qi Training stage, fourth level.

This speed was very fast.

The main reason was that the spiritual energy on the fourth floor was too abundant, coupled with the help of the Gathering Spirit Art, the Fire Spirit Ring, and the Gathering Spirit Pill.

Under multiple factors, even with only a Nine-Rank Spiritual Root, his progress was rapid.

He also decided that after leaving, he would announce to the outside world that he had become a First-Order High-Grade Alchemist.

Because he had always remembered the Main Family's apprehension towards him. Only by showing sufficiently high potential would the other party not touch him, and might even treat him favorably.

Anyway, everyone had seen his excellent performance over the past year, so the Zhou Family probably wouldn't doubt anything.

Just then, Zheng Tingtao arrived gracefully.